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WHO WE ARE

Culture & history

WHAT WE DO

Capabilities

WHAT WE KNOW

Technical expertise

OUR FUTURE

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WHO WE ARE

Gill Research & Development is the product design and innovation behind the Gill group of companies. Despite growing to consist of four companies, Gill remains at its core a family business with a long history of technical excellence, creativity of thought and market transformation.

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GILL CULTURE & HISTORY

For over 35 years Gill has been leading the way in our chosen fields – combining market and technology insights with a team of highly skilled engineers to create innovative products to meet demanding market needs.

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GILL INNOVATION

Gill was amongst the first to develop ultrasonic wind sensors, real-time wear detection in moving equipment and lightweight fuel measurement technology for race environments. These diverse markets benefit from the core capabilities and expertise that Gill brings to problem solving.

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GILL R&D TODAY

Gill Research & Development provides technical innovation to the whole Gill group, developing product solutions for demanding applications and challenging environments.

WHAT WE DO - CAPABILITIES

Gill Research & Development has diverse technical capabilities which allow the Gill businesses to think broadly and apply ideas creatively, across technology boundaries, to our product designs. These capabilities are further extended by strong industry and university links.

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TECHNOLOGY
RESEARCH

At product inception, Gill R&D conduct in-depth investigations to rapidly identify appropriate solutions to meet project requirements.

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PRODUCT DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION

Gill R&D’s in-house engineers employ rigorous processes at every stage of product development, including rapid prototyping, to ensure sophisticated, innovative products.

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TESTING
& CERTIFICATION

Thorough testing and evaluation validates that product requirements have been met. Gill use both on-site and external facilities for environmental, mechanical and electrical component testing.

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TRANSITION TO MANUFACTURE

Gill R&D work with commercial and manufacturing departments from the Gill companies to produce pilot production runs as well as small scale and high volume manufacture. 

WHAT WE KNOW - TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Unique combinations of technical expertise have been developed within Gill Research and Development, built up over years through the process of solving the most challenging technical problems. These technical expertises have become one of Gill’s key USPs.

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ULTRASONICS

Ultrasonics technology and time-of-flight measurement are at the centre of all Gill Instruments wind sensors. Expertise in this field has led Gill to have a global reputation for the design and manufacture of the highest quality anemometers. 

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CAPACITANCE

Capacitance measurement is at the core of Gill Sensors and Controls level sensor products. These products are used in challenging applications such as Formula One, UAVs, and off-road military vehicles.

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ELECTROMAGNETICS

Electromagnetic field measurement is central to Gill Sensors and Controls position sensing and wear detection products. These products are used in a range of industrial applications where high reliability is key.

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SIGNAL PROCESSING

Signal processing is essential within every Gill product. By conditioning each measurement, extracting the key data, and converting it into user readable formats, signal processing is the crucial bridge between the electrical world and the user.

HELP CREATE THE FUTURE

The future at Gill Research & Development is all about our people. Our teams are supportive and inclusive, allowing for diverse and creative thinking. If you want to forge an exciting career, contributing to a great team and making a difference then get in touch.

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SYSTEMS
ENGINEERING

Gill’s ability to combine mechanical, electrical and software engineering into a highly accurate product that can function in challenging environmental conditions is key to the group’s success.

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PHYSICAL
SCIENCES

Every Gill product is based on applying fundamental physical science principles to translate physical events or quantities into electrical signals that can be understood and communicated by a measurement instrument

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MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING

Mechanical design to deliver holistic and innovative solutions from initial concept through to volume production. Superior design and reliability are key to Gill products.

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ELECTRONICS & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

Producing advanced electronic products for extreme applications and developing the embedded firmware at the core of those products is central to Gill R&D’s expertise. Gill engineers also develop easy-to-use interfaces to configure, view and log the data

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GILL CULTURE & HISTORY

GILL INNOVATION

GILL R&D TODAY

TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH

PRODUCT DESIGN & IMPLEMENTATION

TESTING & CERTIFICATION

TRANSITION TO MANUFACTURE

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PHYSICAL SCIENCES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

ELECTRONICS & SOFTWARE ENGINEERING